Wildlife in Evergreen

Wildlife

A quiet front-row seat.

With open space on one side and a lake behind the yard, the foothills come to you. Here's some of what moves through — seasonally and with a little patience.

Elk

Fall & winter

Evergreen is famous for its elk. As the weather cools, herds drift down through the meadows and open space, and the autumn rut fills the mornings with bugling bulls.

Dawn and dusk in Elk Meadow, a five-minute walk from the door.

Mule deer

Year-round

The neighborhood's calmest regulars — big-eared does and their fawns browsing the tree line, often right at the edge of the yard.

Almost any morning or evening, quietly from the deck.

Red fox

Dawn & dusk

A flash of russet along the open space that borders the property, trotting a hunting line through the grass before the day warms up.

Watch the meadow edge at first and last light.

Black bear

Late spring–fall

Present but shy — most guests never see one. They pass through foraging before denning for winter. Keep food and trash secured and give them plenty of room.

Rare and fleeting; enjoy any sighting from indoors.

Abert's squirrel

Year-round

A charismatic local with dark, tufted ears and a full plume of a tail, tied closely to the ponderosa pines it feeds and nests in.

Look up into the big pines around the house.

Steller's jay

Year-round

Deep cobalt-blue and boldly curious, with a jet-black crest and a whole repertoire of calls — the signature bird of the foothill pines.

Loud and easy to spot right from the patio.

Broad-tailed hummingbird

Late spring–summer

You hear them before you see them — the male's wings trill like a cricket as they zip between blooms all summer long.

Warm afternoons around flowering plants.

Hawks & eagles

Year-round

Red-tailed hawks ride the thermals over the open space, and bald eagles perch in the tall trees along Evergreen Lake through the summer.

Scan the ridgelines, and the lake's north shore in summer.

Great horned owl

Year-round · dawn & dusk

More often heard than seen — a low, rhythmic hooting carries from the pines after dark and just before first light.

Listen after sunset; scan bare branches at dusk.

Sightings are seasonal and never guaranteed. Please enjoy wildlife from a respectful distance and never feed the animals — it keeps them wild and safe. Species images above are illustrative, not photographs taken at the property.